Personal Info
Arthur Bowden Askey
Arthur Askey
Acting
Biography
Arthur Askey was a diminutive British comedian, born in 1900. He
began his professional career as a music hall performer in 1924, but it
wasn't until 1938's Band Wagon (which lasted a full five seasons), that
he became a household name in England. His film debut
was in the 1937 British feature Calling All Stars, but then, in 1939,
Band Wagon swooped in again and made him a film star with a film
following on from when Arthur and co-star Richard "Stinker" Murdoch were
evicted from their beloved flat. Film stardom carried Arthur through to
the mid 1940s, but it wasn't till 1956 wh…
Filmography
Movies
Funny Up North
as Himself
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
as Self (archive footage)
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
as Self (Archive Footage)
Desert Island Discs
as Self
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Mr. Arkwright
To See Such Fun
The Birth of Television
as Self - Interviewee
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Arthur Askey
Vive Torbay
as Self
TV Shows
Legends
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Rising Stars
as Self - Host · 7 ep.
Tell Me Another
as Himself · 3 ep.
Frost on Sunday
as Self – Guest · 1 ep.
Raise Your Glasses
5 ep.
The Arthur Askey Show
6 ep.
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
6 ep.
Living It Up
as Self · 9 ep.
The Sooty Show
as Self · 2 ep.
Before Your Very Eyes
as Self · 31 ep.